Monday, February 19, 2007

There's nothing better in college basketball than the tradition of storming the court. Whether it's participating in the rush yourself, or watching it unfold on TV, it's impossible to match the enthusiasm and school spirit that comes out when thousands of students storm the floor after a huge upset win.

At Bracketology 101, we want to honor the efforts of students across the country with a new late-season column: Bracketology 101's Rush of the Week. Each week we will post our favorite court-storming photos, and give you the fans the chance to send your own photos in as well. We'll pick one photo each week as the winner, and post the photo on B101.

This week's innaugural winner is a photo of Vanderbilt's rush after beating Florida on Saturday.

Here's this week's Rush of the Week:

(Photo courtesy the Associated Press)

If you have a photo you wish to nominate for next week's Rush of the Week, e-mail a link to the photo to Bracketology 101 at bracketologyblog@yahoo.com

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